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Windautal
The Windautal is a southern side valley of the Tyrolean Brixental in the Kitzbühel Alps in Austria with a length of about 16 km. The valley is lies almost entirely within the territory of the parish of Westendorf; only its northernmost part lies in Hopfgarten. To the south the valley borders on the state of Salzburg. To the north - near Hopfgarten (623 m) - the Windautal and Brixental valleys merge. The stream of the Windauer Ache flows through the Windau and discharges into the Brixentaler Ache. In the 16th and 17th centuries, copper, galena and pyrites were mined in the valley. The Windautal is a popular recreation area and a particularly good for ski tours, hiking, mountain biking and cycling. The route through the valley along the lower reaches of the Windauer Ache is part of the "Kaiser Circuit (''Kaiser-Runde''), a long distance circular cycleway that starts and ends in Kufstein.Kufsteinerland''Kaiser-Runde''/ref> The Windauer Ache is also popular with whitewate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windautal
The Windautal is a southern side valley of the Tyrolean Brixental in the Kitzbühel Alps in Austria with a length of about 16 km. The valley is lies almost entirely within the territory of the parish of Westendorf; only its northernmost part lies in Hopfgarten. To the south the valley borders on the state of Salzburg. To the north - near Hopfgarten (623 m) - the Windautal and Brixental valleys merge. The stream of the Windauer Ache flows through the Windau and discharges into the Brixentaler Ache. In the 16th and 17th centuries, copper, galena and pyrites were mined in the valley. The Windautal is a popular recreation area and a particularly good for ski tours, hiking, mountain biking and cycling. The route through the valley along the lower reaches of the Windauer Ache is part of the "Kaiser Circuit (''Kaiser-Runde''), a long distance circular cycleway that starts and ends in Kufstein.Kufsteinerland''Kaiser-Runde''/ref> The Windauer Ache is also popular with whitewate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windautal
The Windautal is a southern side valley of the Tyrolean Brixental in the Kitzbühel Alps in Austria with a length of about 16 km. The valley is lies almost entirely within the territory of the parish of Westendorf; only its northernmost part lies in Hopfgarten. To the south the valley borders on the state of Salzburg. To the north - near Hopfgarten (623 m) - the Windautal and Brixental valleys merge. The stream of the Windauer Ache flows through the Windau and discharges into the Brixentaler Ache. In the 16th and 17th centuries, copper, galena and pyrites were mined in the valley. The Windautal is a popular recreation area and a particularly good for ski tours, hiking, mountain biking and cycling. The route through the valley along the lower reaches of the Windauer Ache is part of the "Kaiser Circuit (''Kaiser-Runde''), a long distance circular cycleway that starts and ends in Kufstein.Kufsteinerland''Kaiser-Runde''/ref> The Windauer Ache is also popular with whitewate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brechhorn
The Brechhorn is a high mountain in the Kitzbühel Alps in Austria. It lies between the valleys of the ''Aschauer Ache'' and the Windau.Austrian Map Series (''Österreichische Karte'') 1:50.000 (ÖK 50) - seAMAP Online Use The upper slopes of the mountain are used to some extent as grazing for sheep, goats, cows and horses. No ski lifts, material ropeways or motor vehicle tracks run beyond the ''Brechhornhaus'' (1,660 m) which means that the scenery during an ascent of the mountain is largely unspoilt. Ascent The most commonly used bases for an ascent of the Brechhorn are Aschau and Westendorf. The trails are all marked and, in places, well-signposted. From Westendorf, hikers catch the ''Alpenrosenbahn'' cableway on the ''Nachtsöllberg'' to the 1,760 m high ''Talkaser'' and can then reach the ''Brechhornhaus'' quickly over two routes (east and west of the ''Fleiding'' peak). The house lies on the Kreuzjoch between the ''Gampenkogel'' and the Brechhorn, and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brixental
The Brixental ("Brixen Valley") is a southeastern side valley of the Tyrolean Lower Inn Valley in Austria with a length of about 30 km (18.6 mi). Near Wörgl (513 m AMSL; 318 mi) the Brixental and Inn valleys meet. The Brixental had belonged to Salzburg since 1312 and first joined Tyrol in 1816 when the new European order came into being. The valley lies in the Kitzbühel Alps and its main river of the valley is the Brixentaler Ache. Behind a gentle mountain saddle near Brixen im Thale it reaches the ski resort of Kitzbühel, which is also the district capital and lies on the federal road (''Bundesstraße'') to Salzburg. Since 1875 the Salzburg-Tyrol Railway has also followed the course of the valley. The landscape of the Brixental is characterised by smooth, mainly wooded mountains. Two peaks almost reach 2,000 metres in height: the Hohe Salve (1,828 m, also called "the Rigi of the Tyrol"), visible from a long way off, and the Gampenkogel (1,957 m) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kröndlhorn
The Kröndlhorn is a high mountain in the Kitzbühel Alps in Austria. It is one of the highest mountains on the main crest of the Kitzbühel Alps. The state border between Tyrol and Salzburger Land runs over its summit. Location The Kröndlhorn rises north of the Salzach valley, southeast of the Kelchsau valley and southwest of the Windau valley. A secondary ridge to the main crest of the Kitzbühel Alps runs from the summit of the Kröndelhorn northwards in a curve. This ridge surrounds the cirque in which the mountain lake of the Reinkarsee has formed, at a height of 2,134 m. This cirque is the main source region of the Windauer Ache stream. In front of the summit of the Kröndlhorn to the north is another peak, the Kröndlberg, only four metres lower, which looks like the actual summit when approaching from the north. Summit On the summit of the Kröndlhorn is a small chapel that only accommodates two people. It contains a stamp and a summit register. On the inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windauer Ache
The Windauer Ache is a mountain stream in Tyrol (state), Tyrol, Austria, in the scenic Windautal valley in the Kitzbühel Alps. The Ache rises on the Reinkarsee at about , at the foot of the Kröndlhorn, and its middle reaches run through a roughly long gorge. In Hopfgarten im Brixental, Hopfgarten the Windauer Ache discharges into the Brixentaler Ache at a narrow point in the valley; the Brixentaler Ache in turn empties into the Inn (river), River Inn at Wörgl. The Ache flows through the municipalities of Westendorf, Tyrol, Westendorf and Hopfgarten im Brixental, Hopfgarten. The Windauer Ache is very popular for whitewater canoeing (grade WW II to WW V). File:Reinkarsee_050924.jpg, The source region on the Rainkarsee File:Windauer-Ache.jpg, The Ache downstream File:Brixental3.jpg, The large weir of Brixentaler Ache near its confluence with the Windauer Ache in Hopfgarten High water At the end of July 2006, a severe storm caused enormous damage throughout the entire Winda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steinbergstein
The Steinbergstein is a mountain, ({{convert, 2215, m, ft, disp=output only, abbr=on) high, in the Kitzbühel Alps in Austria. Location The Steinbergstein rises between the valleys of the Windauer Ache and the ''Kelchsauer Ache''. The cirque between the north face of the Steinbergstein, the ''Ramkarkopf'' (2,063 m) and the ''Steinberg'' (1,886 m), which is rich in springs, forms the ''Steinberggraben'' stream that empties into the Windauer Ache river. The source of the Trattenbach stream lies to the south of the ''Steinberg'', feeding the ''Kurze Grundache'', a tributary of the ''Kelchsauer Ache''. Use Above the tree line the open slopes are used as grazing grounds for sheep, goats, cows and horses. In summer, flocks of sheep are especially common around the summit. A material ropeway runs from the Gamskogel Hut to the ''Lagfelden Alm''. The hiking trails are all marked with tree-mounted and ground-based signs. Ascent From Kelchsau the route runs along the track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westendorf (Tirol)
Westendorf is a municipality in the Kitzbühel district in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 13.7 km west of Kitzbühel and 12 km southeast of Wörgl in the Brixental valley. The community is a popular ski resort as well as a popular location for Summer tourism especially for excursions and walking-tours. Westendorf was mentioned for the first time in documents in 1234. It has 21 village parts. Geography Westendorf lies on a sunny terrace of the Brixental valley, at the foot of the Choralpe. The parish consists of a clustered village (''Haufendorf'') and other hamlets and farmsteads in the surrounding area, as well as an industrial estate. To the south the Windautal, a popular recreation area, branches off. A large part of the parish is wooded or used for agricultural purposes. Rivers: The Brixentaler Ache and the Windauer Ache flow through the parish. Mountains: Important mountains are the Hohe Salve (1,828m), the Steinbergstein (2,215m), the Kröndlhorn (2,444m) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salzburg-Tyrol Railway
{{Infobox rail line , box_width = auto , name = Salzburg-Tyrol Railway , native_name = Salzburg-Tiroler-Bahn , native_name_lang = de , image = EC 163 bei Fieberbrunn, 08.12.2016.jpg , image_width = 300px , caption = EC 163 Transalpin passes the Kaiser Mountains. , type = Heavy rail, Passenger/Freight railIntercity rail, Regional rail, Commuter rail , status = Operational , locale = SalzburgTyrol , start = Salzburg Hauptbahnhof , end = Wörgl Hauptbahnhof , stations = 55 , open = Stages between 1873–1875 , close = , owner = Austrian Federal Railways , operator = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyrites
The mineral pyrite (), or iron pyrite, also known as fool's gold, is an iron sulfide with the chemical formula Fe S2 (iron (II) disulfide). Pyrite is the most abundant sulfide mineral. Pyrite's metallic luster and pale brass-yellow hue give it a superficial resemblance to gold, hence the well-known nickname of ''fool's gold''. The color has also led to the nicknames ''brass'', ''brazzle'', and ''Brazil'', primarily used to refer to pyrite found in coal. The name ''pyrite'' is derived from the Greek (), 'stone or mineral which strikes fire', in turn from (), 'fire'. In ancient Roman times, this name was applied to several types of stone that would create sparks when struck against steel; Pliny the Elder described one of them as being brassy, almost certainly a reference to what we now call pyrite. By Georgius Agricola's time, , the term had become a generic term for all of the sulfide minerals. Pyrite is usually found associated with other sulfides or oxides in quart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tree Line
The tree line is the edge of the habitat at which trees are capable of growing. It is found at high elevations and high latitudes. Beyond the tree line, trees cannot tolerate the environmental conditions (usually cold temperatures, extreme snowpack, or associated lack of available moisture). The tree line is sometimes distinguished from a lower timberline, which is the line below which trees form a forest with a closed Canopy (biology), canopy. At the tree line, tree growth is often sparse, stunted, and deformed by wind and cold. This is sometimes known as ''krummholz'' (German for "crooked wood"). The tree line often appears well-defined, but it can be a more gradual transition. Trees grow shorter and often at lower densities as they approach the tree line, above which they are unable to grow at all. Given a certain latitude, the tree line is approximately 300 to 1000 meters below the permanent snow line and roughly parallel to it. Causes Due to their vertical structure, tree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitewater Canoeist
Whitewater canoeing is the sport of paddling a canoe on a moving body of water, typically a whitewater river. Whitewater canoeing can range from simple, carefree gently moving water, to demanding, dangerous whitewater. River rapids are graded like ski runs according to the difficulty, danger or severity of the rapid. Whitewater grades (or classes) range from I or 1 (the easiest) to VI or 6 (the most difficult/dangerous). Grade/Class I can be described as slightly moving water with ripples. Grade/Class VI can be described as severe or almost unrunnable whitewater, such as Niagara Falls. Design The canoe (or just 'boat') used in casual whitewater canoeing is different from those used in whitewater racing. Traditionally, canoes were made of tree bark, sewn with tree roots and sealed with resin. Early whitewater boats were made of wood followed by aluminium and later fiberglass or kevlar, followed by more exotic composite materials including spectra, vectran and carbon fiber. The v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
